Time & Budgets

Overview of Time & Budgets

Estimate and track time to understand jobs that are on-budget, allocate resources, and uncover performance insights to transform your firm.

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Getting started with Time & Budgets (20 mins)

Learn how to start using Time & Budgets in Karbon in this 20-min introduction from VP Product, Sara.

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Time & Budgets setup guide

Learn to set up your Time & Budgets as well as learn some best practices and FAQs.

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Adjust dollar amounts (by Roles and by Task Type)

Customize your Task Types and Roles, and then customize your associated billing rates.

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Specify fee settings for work templates (or work)

Choose from time & materials, fixed fee, and non-billable for your work items when using Time & Budgets.

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Setting the Budget in a Work Template

Set up budgets via estimates in your work template to apply to all work items created off of the template.

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Using Time & Budgets in work and contacts

Setting budgets, adding expenses and entering time using Time & Budgets.

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Tracking expenses (on work or contacts)

Track expenses on a single work item or get an overall view of expenses at the contact level.

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Using filters on a Contact’s Time & Budget

Refine your view using filters off of a Contact's Time & Budgets tab.

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Review, update and submit your weekly timesheet

Ensure your timesheet is completed accurately and timely by following these best practices for tracking and submitting time.

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Review and approve timesheets as a Time Administrator

On request, review colleagues' weekly submitted timesheets to approve or decline.

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Tracking your colleagues' utilization

View the Colleague Utilization report to see where your colleagues are tracking against their given capacity and expected billable hours.

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Export Time & Budget data

Export Time & Budget data from a work item or contact. Export data from the Time menu for timesheets and utilization data.

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What happens to my work when I update my default rates in job roles?

When you update the default rate, all work items in Planned through Waiting will be updated to the new default rate.

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What is the difference between Budget and Budget Allocated on your Kanban Board?

While Budgets show budgeted amounts for all works by assignee, Budget Allocated shows the actual amount of which has been allocated to you.

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Why can't I see budget information for each column on my Kanban board?

Choose to display column totals on your Kanban board to reveal budget information.

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What does Role and Task Type mean when I am creating a Time Entry?

The Task Type is what you record your time against, indicating the type of activity you are doing within the Role you have chosen.

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How can I view everyone's time entered?

With the Time Administrators permission turned on you have the ability to see everyone's timesheet as well as approve their timesheets.

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What are Dollar Amounts?

Dollar Amounts are the default rate that is used when creating an estimate for the Role and Task Type.

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Why can't I see fees on work items?

View fees on work items and kanban by turning on the proper permissions.

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How can I create a one-off custom billing rate?

Steps to capture a time entry with a one-off billing rate for a job.

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What are Fee Settings?

Your Fee Settings are where you determine what your fee type is for a given work item or template.

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What is included in a Contact’s Time & Budget?

Turning on contacts in your Time & Budgets Settings allows you to enter and view time, as well as create and track expenses off of contacts.

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How can I turn off expenses?

You can turn off expenses by going into your Time & Budgets settings.

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What are suggested time entries?

Any activity done on a work item that hasn't been recorded will be a suggested time entry in the given timesheet.

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Why can’t I see the Time & Budget tab on a Contact?

If you can't see Time & Budgets in your contacts, it's likely that you have your settings turned on for only work.

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What is a Task Type?

Task Types are the activities that you record time against.

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How do I edit a Time Entry?

Before submitting your timesheet you can edit your time entries in multiple places to ensure you've captured all time.

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How do I submit a timesheet?

When you've completed your week, submit your timesheet to your Time Admin.

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